Halter strap



Nov. 20, 19.23v 1,474,340

F'. L. ALBIN HALTER STRAP Filed Feb. 12. 1925 IN VEN TOR.

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v X BY Patented Nov. 20, 1923.

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Application filed February 12,1923. Serial No. 618,635..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnno L. ALBIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kiowa, in the county of Elbert and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Halter Straps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains to halter straps, and has for its object the provision of a device constructed of heavy rubber which when tension i placed upon it by the animal will give to a certain extent and when relieved will return to its normal condition.

It is well known that when an excitable horse is tied with a halter which will not give under tension, such as a leather strap or a rope, that as soon as the animal dis cover himself held fast he will become frightened and rear up doing damage to the stall and endangering the life of any person who might be in the stall with him. in the. use of this halter, the horse meets with only slight resistance and does not become Xcited.

It is further desirable that the device be light in weight, yet strong and be so constructed that it may be easily and quickly fastened to or unfastened from the horses bridle.

In order that the, invention may be more readily understood, 1 will proceed to describe it in detail, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure l is a perspective view showing the device in use.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of one end of the device taken on line 3 3.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsection of one end of the device taken on the line 4. 4:.

Fig. 5 i a longitudinal sectional view, of one end of the strap, taken across the width on the line 55.

Fig. 6 is a detail View of areinfo-r-cing member, placed in the body of the strap.

My improved halter strap, as shown, comprises a heavy rubber strap 1, having each of its ends clamped between metallic U shaped members 2 and 3, being of the same width and having their looped ends extending far enough past the ends of the strap to accommodate at one endthe loop of a snap buckle 4 and at the other end a ring 5. The U-shaped members 2 and 3 are provided with bolt holes for alignment with passages 6, of corresponding diameter through the ends of the strap and are held in position by bolts 7.

In order that the bolts might not tear 1 through the rubber when tension is placed upon the halter, reinforcements are embedded in the same around the bolts as followsa pair of spaced fabric members 8, are embedded in each end of the strap extending across the full width of the same and. tapering back into the body as shown in Fig. 5. Interposed between the fabric members is a metallic disk 9, having an opening 10, at its center to allow for the passage of the bolt 7.

In the use of the halter it may be perma- .nently attached to the manger or trough by mean of a rope through the ring 5, the snap hook 4 on the other end' making it quickly and easily attachable to the 'horses bridle.

vVit-hout limiting myself to the details of construction and arrangement shown, it is to be understood that changes can be made which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

1 claim 1. A halter of the character described, comprising a solid elastic body, U-shaped members of the same width as and enfolding each end of said body, said U-shaped members having their looped ends extend ing beyond the ends of said body a. distance sufficient to allow for the insertion of attaching members, and reinforcing elements. embedded in the ends of said elastic body for the strengthening of the same.

2. A halter of the character described comprising a solid rectangularly shaped elastic strap of substantial length, metallic U-shaped members enfolding either end of said strap, a snap'hook loosely connected through the loop of one of said U-shaped members, a ring element loosely connected through the loo-p of the other of said U fabric elements embeddedv in the body of the trap at its ends and tapering off toward the center of the same, an apertured metallie member located adjacent each end of the 5 strap and interposed between the fabric members, a headed retaining member passing through the said metallic member and the body of the strap to retain the legs of the aforesaid U-shaped member against the sides of the strap. 1

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signatnre hereto.

FRED L. ALBIN. 

